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The Chicago Democrat said he's also "looking seriously" at an idea from the Center for Tax & Budget Accountability to issue a large pension obligation bond issue and use it to pay down billions of dollars of pension debt more quickly than the state now is scheduled to do, hopefully saving money in the long run by paring interest costs. Pritzker said many details will be resolved by his transition financial team, which includes former Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall, former Senate GOP Leader Christine Radogno and CTBA chief Ralph Martire.
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Freeborn & Peters LLP announced that Ari W. Krigel, a partner in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group and a member of Freeborn's Food Industry Team, has been named one of Law Bulletin Media's 40 Illinois attorneys under 40 for 2018. A Freeborn attorney has earned the distinction each of the last 19 years.
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FW prices rose 5.3 percent from a year ago while national median home prices were 4.8 percent higher than in third quarter 2017, according to the National Association of Realtors. And with a median price of $262,100 in the third quarter, D-FW home sales prices are still slightly below the $266,900 median price for the 178 U.S. cities included in the Realtors' quarterly survey.
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Days after the license of a longtime Jacksonville resident involved in a fraud investigation was revoked, the state has entered a consent agreement to place his employer on probation for three years.
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When millions of Hongkongers are still living in public housing, it's no wonder the Lion Rock spirit is ailing Peter Kammerer says the cloud of gloom over Hongkongers is understandable when so many still struggle to make ends meet and must rely on government housing. Hong Kong's economy is still too dependent on the tourism and retail sectors The Lion Rock spirit used to be everywhere in Hong Kong.
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IRA charitable donations can replace taxable required distributions - and it's an even better idea under the new tax law. You may be surprised to learn who's been participating in the wealth-building machine that is the stock market.
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This May 21, 2018, photo shows a row of dishwashers for sale Lowe's Home Improvement store in East Rutherford, N.J. photocredit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Lowe's is slated to report its third quarter earnings on November 20, wherein a 3.4% gain in revenues and a 6.7% drop in earnings per share is expected. The home improvement retailer has had a tricky FY 2018, with unseasonably cold weather dampening its first quarter results.
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The agent in British Columbia, Canada has also been suspended for four months after helping an intern craft an excuse for a late paper Fake sick notes may work for school, but not in real estate: Canadian agent Jaideep Singh Puri caught a 4-month suspension after helping an intern of his forge a doctor's note to cover up for a late assignment in a real estate licensing course. The Real Estate Council of British Columbia handed agent Puri a 120-day suspension and penalty fines after it discovered that a doctor's note Puri wrote for his intern was fraudulent on several counts, CBC News reports .
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Barclays Plc is not liable to investors who bought its U.S.-listed stock a few months before the 2008 financial crisis and accused the British bank of hiding its risky debt exposure and a capital shortfall, a U.S. court ruled on Monday. NEW YORK: Barclays Plc is not liable to investors who bought its U.S.-listed stock a few months before the 2008 financial crisis and accused the British bank of hiding its risky debt exposure and a capital shortfall, a U.S. court ruled on Monday.
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